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At Atlas Manufacturing, the holiday season is a time to thank the customers, employees, and partners who make each year special. One of our traditions is a custom holiday ornament that shows off our fabrication work. The collection is now displayed in a custom-built cabinet that holds years of these ornaments in one place. A…

Honoring Two Decades of Dedication at Atlas At Atlas, employee loyalty is a cornerstone of our success. Why do people choose to spend their careers with one company, often retiring from the same place they started? It comes down to the relationship between the employee and the employer. Feeling valued, having room to grow, and…

Quality planning is the work that happens before the first part is cut: agreeing on which dimensions are critical, how they will be measured, what evidence the buyer needs to approve the part, and what statistical proof shows the process will hold tolerance across a full run. On a fabricated sheet-metal part that means tying…

One of Atlas Manufacturing’s medical device projects shows what a well-run Production Quality Plan (PQP) makes possible. This is the story of moving a part from prototype to production under the exacting standards of the medical device industry, guided by a thorough Production Quality Plan. The Challenge The project started with a medical device company…

When Atlas Manufacturing shifted from turret punch presses to Trumpf machines with linear tool changers, it changed how we punch. Knowledge of Trumpf punching methodology expanded quickly into off-line tool setup that cut changeover time, Wilson wheel technology, extrude and tap capability, and a wide range of form features we could not produce on turret…

How We Got Here Given demand uncertainty during early COVID lockdowns, domestic steelmakers curbed capacity as manufacturers closed facilities and many service centers reduced inventory. Idling over 50% of domestic production, the domestic supply chain depleted throughout the remainder of 2020 resulting in production challenges, extended lead-times and lean inventories throughout the market today.  After…

We were thrilled to see our President Mark Engel featured in the January 2020 edition of the Fabricator Magazine. He was interviewed on how he got started, and what technologies made an impact for him, and for Atlas. Check it out by clicking on the Fabricator logo below.